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L. S. WEAVER & W. F. ALTENBAUGH. FILING CABINET. APPLICATION FILED$1110.19, 1911.

1,021,025. Patented Mar. 26, 1912.

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FILING CABINET.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LELAND S. WEAVER,

OF FREMONT, MICHIGAN, AND WILLIAM F. ALTENBAUGH, OF

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON; SAID 'WEAVER ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM F. ALTENIBAUGH,

JR., 0F SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

FILING-CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 26, 1912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LELAND S. WVEAVER, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Fremont, in the county of Newaygo and State ofMichigan, and VVIL- LIAM F. ALTENBAUGH, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of\Vashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFiling-Cabinets, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in filing cabinets and moreparticularly to that class of such devices in which the leaflets, cardsor other documents are compactly stored in a rotatable carrier andarranged in divisions or classes and inclosed from view, one divisiononly being accessible at a time.

The object of this invention is to provide such a device with means forautomatically stopping the carrier at the desired division when the sameis turned, and to provide certain other new and useful features in theconstruction and arrangement of parts all as hereinafter more fullydescribed reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying the invention; Fig.2 is a transverse section of the same showing the casing in sideelevation; Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;Fig. 4-. is a detail of the stop mechanism showing the same in planview; Fig. 5 is a detail showing a portion of the drum; Fig. (3 is an enlarged sectional detail showing a portion of the drum in section on theline 6-6 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a similar view showing an enlarged sectionon the line 7--7 of Fig. 5; and Fig. 8 is a perspective view of one ofthe leaflet holders detached.

As shown in the drawings 1 is a suitable base or table upon which iserected at one end thereof a circular casing 2 and extending along therear edge of the table and across one end thereof is a railing 3 toinclose the two sides of that portion of the table which is at one sideof the casing and which may be used as a desk or table for writing orother purposes. Mounted upon the rail 3 is a series of clips 4 forholding slips or other documents in a convenient position adjacent tothe table. Mounted within the casing 2 to turn upon a vertical axis, isa carrier wheel or drum formed with a plurality of radial pockets 5'arranged in vertical rows and open at their outer ends at the peripheryof the drum. Each pocket is of a size to receive a leaflet holder 6which is preferably formed of sheet metal with an open top and outerend. The spaces between the vertical rows of pockets are closed bypanels 7 and secured upon the outer face of each panel is a strip ofsheet metal with its edges rolled inward to form a slip holder 8 inwhich indicating slips 9 of paper or other suitable material may beplaced. As shown in the drawings there are three of these slips 9opposite each column of pockets to indicate that the column is dividedinto three divisions and each slip is provided with a letter as M, N, 0,each forming an index letter for the holders in the several pocketsopposite which said slip is located. In order that these slips may bereadily distinguished, they are preferably made in different colors, asred, white and blue with red indicating the upper division of eachcolumn of pockets.

Upon each panel 7 adjacent to the plate 8 is a similar sheet metalholder 10 for a series of indicating slips 11., one for each pocket ofthe adjacent column. Each of these slips 11 is preferably formed ofcardboard with a name of a person or other indicating markings thereonreferring to the contents of the particular holder opposite which it isplaced. Arranged to slide freely beneath the holder 10 is a plate 12having openings 13 therein and secured in place by screws 14 passingthrough the holder 10,

and through washers 15 into the panel, which washers are placed in theopenings 13 to space the holder 10 from the panel and permit the plate12 to slide freely between them. Each panel is also formed with two ormore recesses 16 for coiled springs 17 which engage one end of therecesses at one end and lugs 18 struck up from openings in the plate 12,at their opposite end. The springs 17 thus normally hold the plate 12projected from beneath the holder 10 with its outer edge which is formedwith a bead 19 to give it strength and stiffness, projected over theouter ends of the adjacent column of pockets to engage and hold the slipholders ('3 within the pockets. hen it is desired to remove one of theslip holders, the plate 12 may be readily pushed inward against theaction of the springs 17 to bring its outer edge out of alinement withthe pocket and permit the particular slip holder desired to be removedtherefrom. In placing the slip holder in its pocket the plate is slidinward and when the holder is in place, will again spring outward andsecurely hold the holder against displacement.

The casing 2 is provided with a vertically extending slot or opening 20of just sutfioient width to display one column of pockets and itsadjacent index slips 9 and indices 11 therethrough. The case is alsoprovided with a slot or opening 21 near its lower end through which theperiphery of a disk 22 forming the lower head of the drum, projectsslightly. This plate or head of the drum is provided with an axial stud23 to engage a ball entire weight of the drum is carried. The upper headof the drum is provided with a stud or shaft 25 projecting through abearing 26 on the top of the casing and secured to the outer end of theshaft is a hand wheel 27 by means of which the drum may be turned ifdesired. This hand wheel is provided with a number of facescorresponding to the number of columns of pockets in the drum and eachface bears index marks 28 corresponding to the letters upon the indexslips 9 of the corresponding column of pockets in the drum. The drumbeing mountedupon the ball bearing 24, turns very freely within the caseand may be readily turned by the operator by means of the wheel 27 or byplacing his finger upon the edge of thelower head 22 which projectsthrough the opening 21 in the casing. To automatically stop the drumwith any desired column of pockets opposite the opening 20 in thecasing, the lower head 22 of the drum is provided with a peripheralgroove to receive a brake band or wire 29 which is attached at one endto a stud 30 bearing 24 upon which the on a bearing plate 31 secured tothe table 1. The opposite end of the brake hand is attached to a stud 32upon the outer end of a lever 33 which is pivoted to the plate 31 toturn upon an axis coincident with the axis of the drum and pivotallyattached to the outer end of said lever is a weighted pawl 34 to engagea rack 35 secured to the table 36 in the casing. Projecting downwardfrom the lower side of the head 22 of the drum is a series of pins 37,there being one pin-for each column of pockets in the drum and the pinsbeing arranged at different distances from the axis of the drum. A bellcrank lever 38 is pivoted at 39 to the plate 31 and carries upon itsshort arm a bar 40 attached thereto by pins 41 engaging longitudinalslots 42 in the bar. The outer end of this bar 40 is provided with a pin43 projecting upwardly through a curved slot 44 in the lever 33 into thepath of the pins 37 upon the drum.

The outer end of the long arm of the bell crank is provided with a pin45 to engage a series of holes 46 in a plate 47 secured to the table andopposite each hole are letters or other marks corresponding to the indexmarkings on the several slips 9. By turning the bell crank lever andadjusting the pin to engage the hole opposite the index letterscorresponding to the column of pockets it is desired to bring intoalinement with the opening 20 in the casing, the pin 43 carried by saidbell crank is moved across the path of the pins 37 into the path of theparticular pin which is so positioned on the drum that when it comesinto contact with the pin 43, it will stop the drum with the desiredpockets opposite the opening in the casing, where any one of the leafletholders in said pockets may be removed. The drum is gradually stoppedand firmly held in the position to which it is turned, by the swingingof the lever 33 caused by the pin 37 coming into contact with the pin43, said lever when so swung, pulling the brake band 29 into contactwith the head of the drum. The said lever 33 is limited in its swing bythe pins 41 in the slots 42, the movement of the bar upon the arm of thebell crank being thus limited, and when so swung by the turning of thedrum, it is held in the position to which it is turned by the pawl 34 onits outer end engaging the ratchet 35. The

drum is thus firmly held by the brake band.

in the position in which it is stopped until the operator raises thepawl and swings the lever 33 forward, releasing the brake. band from thedrum, said band being preferably made of spring wire or other suitablematerial so that it will spring away from the drum as soon as the pawlis released.

In this arrangement of filing device, a single vertical column or row ofpockets containing the several accounts or leaflets filed under threeheads or divisions, is brought into the view. of the operator at a timeand he can see at a glance, by the indicating or name slips 11 arrangedopposite the pockets, the particular account he wishes, thus avoidingmistakes. By setting the pin 45 according to the index on the plate 47,the drum will be automatically stopped with the desired holders inposition to be quickly taken out and held in that position untilreleased, thus greatly facilitating the manipulation of the device.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim is 1. Inafiling cabinet, the combination of a drum rotatable upon a vertical axisand provided with a series of vertical rows of radially extendingpockets open at their outer ends, a casing inclosing the drum andprovided with an opening in one side of a size to disclose one of thevertical rows of pockets in the drum at a time, and a member for turningthe drum attached to the upper end thereof outside said casing andprovided with index markings to indicate the corresponding vertical rowsof pockets in the drum. I 2. In a filing cabinet, the combination of adrum rotatable upon a vertical axis and provided with a series ofvertical rows of radially extending pockets open at their outer ends,holders in the pockets, means on the drum between the pockets forengaging and holding the holders within their pockets, a casing havingan opening, and a hand wheel above the upper end of the casing connectedto the drum for turning the same and provided with index markings uponits periphery to indicate the corresponding vertical rows of pockets inthe drum.

3. In a filing cabinet the combination of a casing having an opening inone side, a drum within said casing provided with rows of pocketsadapted to be successively brought into alinement with the openings inthe casing by turning the drum, a triotion member for stopping the drumand means on the drum for operating the member by the turning of thedrum.

4. In a filing cabinet, the combination of a casing having an opening inone side, a drum within said casing provided with rows of pocketsadapted to be successively brought into alinement with the opening inthe casing by turning the drum, members on the drum corresponding innumber to the number of rows of pockets in the drum and having differentpaths of travel when the drumis turned, a member adapted to be turnedinto the path of travel of any of said members, and a brake operated bysaid member to stop the drum.

5. In a filing cabinet, the combination of a casing having an opening inone side, a drum in said casing provided with rows of pockets adapted tobe brought successively into alinement with the opening in the casing byturning the drum, a member for frictionally engaging and holding thedrum, a lever for operating said member, a member adjustable upon saidlever and means on the drum to engage said adjustable member when thedrum is turned.

6. In a filing cabinet, the combination of a casing having an opening inone side, a drum in said casing provided with rows of pockets adapted tobe brought successively into alinement with the opening in the easing, abrake band for the drum, a lever to which one end of the brake band isattached for operating the drum, members on the drum corresponding innumber to the number of rows of pockets in the drum, and adjustablemeans engaging the lever and adapted to be engaged by one of saidmembers on the drum.

7. In a filing cabinet, the combination of a casing having an opening inone side, a drum in said casing provided with rows of pockets adapted tobe brought successively into alinement with the opening in the casing,members in the drum corresponding in number to the number of rows ofpockets, a brake band, a lever to which one end of the brake band isattached, a pin movable with said lever and adjustable across the pathsof travel of said members on the drum, means for adjusting said pin, andmeans for holding said brake band in operative position when moved bysaid members on the drum.

8. In a filing cabinet, the combination of a casing having an opening inone side, a drum in said casing provided with rows of pockets adapted tobe brought successively into alinement with the opening in the easing,pins on the drum corresponding in number to the number of rows ofpockets and having different paths of travel when the drum is turned, abrake band for the drum, a lever to one end of which the band isattached, a bell crank lever arranged with one end to swing across thepaths of travel of said pins, and means carried by said arm of said bellcrank to operate the lever and movable into the path of any one of saidpins by the swinging of said bell-crank lever.

9. In a filing cabinet, the combination of easing having an opening inone side, a

drum in said casing provided with rows of pockets adapted to be broughtsuccessively into alinernent with the opening in the casing pins on thedrum having different paths of travel as the drum is turned,

a brake band, a lever pivoted upon an axis coincident with the axis ofthe drum and to which lever one end of the brake band is attached,. apawl and ratchet to hold said lever in the position. to which it isturned, a pin adjustable alongsaid lever across the paths of the pins onthe drum to engage the same, and means for adjusting said pin.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures 1n presence of twowitnesses.

LELAND S. WEAVER. WILLIAM F. ALTENBAUGH.

Vitnesses as to the signature of Leland S. WVeaver:

CHAS. CURTICE, C. I. RATI-IBUN. Witnesses as to the signature of WilliamF. Altenbaugh:

N. CARL NIELSEN, CLARENCE LINSTRQMJ v Copies of this patent may beobtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

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